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PTISchool children pay tribute to victims of Chapra midday meal tragedy, in Patna.
BIHAR MIDDAY MEAL TRAGEDY
From playground to the graveyard
On Tuesday morning, Rahul (10) bade goodbye to his mother and set off for school. By Thursday he was dead. The death toll in the tragedy rose to 23 on Thursday after the death of seven-year... » 1 comment
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Senior Trinamool leaders court fresh contoversy
Senior Trinamool Congress leaders courted fresh controversy during the ongoing rural poll campaign, with a district president of the party inciting workers to "attack and burn down houses of inde... »

Mandela spends 95th birthday in hospital
Schools across South Africa paid tribute to their former President on Mandela Day; appeal to devote 67 minutes » 1 comment
Opinion: Mandela and the Mahatma
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England makes 289-7 by close on day 1 of 2nd test
Spectre of caste trails yet another couple
Rendition: ex-CIA Milan chief held
We can hear petitions on Western Ghats: Tribunal
BJP to create 11 panels for electioneering
Evidence against Modi valid: Zakia’s counsel
Coronavirus situation not a public health emergency: WHO
‘Centre not forthcoming with information on judge candidates’
New panel to monitor mid-day meal scheme
“No doctors, no needles, no water”
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Supreme Court quashes common medical entrance test
The Supreme Court on Thursday declared the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) unconstitutional » 7 comments
No acid sale sans ID
Shinde orders probe into firing
Dam full, but no power generation
Chandy should go: Karat

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England makes 289-7 by close on day 1 of 2nd test
Ian Bell, who scored a match-winning century in the first test, was unbeaten on 62, with nine fours.
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